Wheeled harrow.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

H, GLOYD.

WHEELED HARROW.

APPLICATION rum) MAE. 1, 1904.

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H. OLOYD.

WHEELED HARROW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.1.1904.

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No. 766,326. PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904. H. CLOYD.

WHEELED HARROW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1904.

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NITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904.

HARVEY CLOYD, OF OHIOXVA, NEBRASKA.

WHEELED HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,326, dated August2, 1904 Application filed March 1, 1904:. Serial No. 196.194. (Nomodel.)

To all who/11 it nM/y concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY CLoYD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohiowa, in the county of Fillmore and State of Nobraska haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in 'heeled Harrows; and Idodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in harrows, andespecially to a riding-harrow; and the object of the invention is toproduce an apparatus of this nature which will be simple in constructionand so arranged that it may be conveniently conveyed from place to placeand regulated by means of suitable lever mechanism whereby the sectionsof the harrow which are hinged together may be adjusted.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction andin combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafterfully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicatelike parts in the several views, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view ofmy improved riding-harrow. Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing thehinged sections of the harrow in raised positions. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview through the middle portion of the harrow, parts of the same beingshown in elevation; and Fig. i is a detail view of one of the spiral andangular members.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the central section of the harrow, which comprises twoparallel beams B, which are apertured to receive. the shafts C, whichhave a slight rocking movement in said apertures and carry llZLT',

row-teeth C. In the outer ends of said shafts are carried pins O, whichhave pivotal connection with bars I). The forward and rear shafts E ofthe central lu1rrow-section are longer than the shafts l and are notconnected to said bars, which are fastened to the ends of the othershafts C, but carry at their ends clevises E, which are connected tosimilar clevises E", which are fastened to the forward and rear shaftsE" upon the endsectionsFand F of the harrow. Said sections F and F areidentical in construction to the middle harrowsection comprising theparallel cross-beams F having apertures in which shafts are journaled,the inner ends of said shafts C carrying pins which are pivotallyconnected to a bar F. Tlransversely disposed over the series of shaftsin each of said sections of the harrow is a cross-piece H, to which arepivotally connected yokes l, and said yokes are fastened t0 the upperfaces of the shafts of the sections of the harrow. Each rear shaft E isprovided with a notched segment and J J designate handles which arepivoted, respectively, to the rear shafts of the three harrowsections,and each is provided with a dog J, adapted to engage the notches of saidsegment, and a hand-operated lever J carried by each lever, is providedto actuate said dog. Angled fingers E project from the rear faces of therear shafts of the harrow-sections and are provided to pulverize theearth in the ruts made by the wheels of the harrow, as shown in thedrawings.

L designates an operating shaft or axle which carries wheels L, and aseat L is mounted upon said axle, and a tongue H is fastened thereto,carrying an evencr to which a team may be hitched. Projecting forwardfrom said axle is a bail-shaped member 0, the forward portion of whichis held to the under side of the tongue, and rising from the aperturcdcross-beams of the middle section of the harrow are the guide'loops Q,through which pass the arms of said bail-shaped member, whereby as themiddle section of the harrow is raised and lowered it may be guided bysaid loops and arms of said bail-shaped member.

Rdesignates a shaft which is journaled in suitable bearings upon therear end of the tongue and has crank-arms R at its end, to which areconnected links R which are fastened to rods S, which in turn aresecured to said apertured cross-beams of the harrow. A handle R isfastened to the shaft 'R, whereby the latter may be rocked for thepurpose of raising or lowering the middle section of the harrow. Rods Tare fastened to the tongue and have hooked ends which are adapted toengage over the cross-pieces upon the end sections of the harrow for thepurpose of holding the latter in the positions illustrated in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. Secured to the forward ends of the apertured beams throughwhich the shafts of the harrow pass are eyes P, which are pivotallyconnected to angle-bars P, which are connected together by means ofpivotal pins P Said angle-bars P are pivotally connected to a bar N, andlinks N are fastened to said bar N and connect the same with a ring Nwhich is carried underneath the tongue.

By the provision of the apparatus shown and described it will beobserved that either the three barrow-sections may be worked together orone or two, and the central harrowsection may be raised and lowered bymeans of the mechanism described, and the angle at which it is desiredto have the harrowteeth disposed may be regulated by means of the leverscarried by the various harrowsections.

While I have shown a particular construction of apparatus illustratingmy improved riding-barrow, it will be understood that I may makealterations, if desired, in the construction of the samewithout'departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A riding-barrow comprising in combination with the central sectionand winged sections hinged thereto, a truck-frame, axle anddriving-wheels, angled fingers secured to the rear ends of the sidesections of the barrow and adapted to pulverize soil in the track ofsaid wheels, a tongue secured to the axle of the truck,vertically-disposed guide-loops rising from said central harrowsection,a bailshaped bar secured at its end to said axle, guided through saidloops and fastened to said tongue, and means for raising and loweringthe sections of the harrow, as set forth.

2. A riding-barrow comprising in combination with the central sectionand winged sections hinged thereto, a truck-frame, axle anddriving-wheels, angled fingers secured to the rear ends of the sidesections of the harrow and adapted to pulverize soil in the track ofsaid wheel-s, a tongue secured to the axle of the truck,vertically-disposed guide-loops rising from said central harrowsection,a bailshaped bar secured at its end to said axle, guided through saidloops and fastened to said tongue, a shaft R journaled upon the tongue,crank-arms at the ends of said shaft, links secured to the cross-piecesof the central har row-section and joined together, and connectionsbetween said arms and links, and a lever fastened to said shaft, as setforth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HARVEY CLOYD.

Witnesses:

G. E. BABCOOK, EDWIN METOALF.

